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AI is a black hole of bits, chips and power

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🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT kicked off a race to develop ever-more-sophisticated artificial intelligence. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingvews columnists dissect the vast amount of data-crunching bots and power required to feed it, investments that could cost trillions of dollars. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.6

Own your own national intelligence.

0:41.7

You cannot allow that to be done by other people.

0:46.4

And that is a real realization.

0:49.2

Now that we've democratized the computation of AI,

0:54.1

the infrastructure of AI, the infrastructure of AI.

0:56.0

The rest of it is really up to you to take initiative, activate your industry,

1:02.0

build the infrastructure as fast as you can so that the researchers, the companies,

1:08.0

your governments can take advantage of this infrastructure to go and create your own AI.

1:16.1

There was Jensen Huang, boss of chipmaker NVIDIA, on the vast resources that he thinks will be

1:21.3

necessary to feed the boom in artificial intelligence. The momentum has been building for years,

1:26.4

but really kicked off when OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, proving just how sophisticated silicon smarts have

1:33.1

become. But with massive demands on number crunching data centers, the chips that

1:37.0

run them, and the power feeding it all, the scramble for resources, is the focus of

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